International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention

ISSN (Online): 2319 7722, ISSN (Print): 2319 7714

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Job Insecurity and Emotional Stability of Professionals at Their

Work Place
Prof.Dr.Vidya.Bhagat
Department of Behavioural Science and psychological medicine
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Kuala Terengganu Malaysia

ABSTRACT: The emotional stability of working men affected by job insecurity at work place has been focused
in the present study. Emotional stability in working men is important since emotional stability toned with
motivational behavior of professionals which increases work out put at work place. The main objective of the
study was therefore to find emotionality among the professionals of various work sectors and finding out the
relation between emotionality and job insecurity among the respondents. Participants for this study were 200
professionals (males) from industrial, banking, health and educational sectors of Mangalore Karnataka, India.
They were selected by random sampling technique. Medico Psychological questionnaire for general
neuroticism was administered to find out the emotionality scores and interview schedule is used to asses job
insecurity among the respondents. To find the relationship between the variables data has been presented in a
form of bi-variables for the purpose of examining property movement of variables in relationship between the
variables. The results reveal that there is a close relation between emotional stability of working men and their
job insecurity at work place. The implication of this study was to develop insight and understanding among the
employers, personnel managers, counselors at work place of the fact that emotionality and low work output by
an employee is holding relation with their job insecurity at work place.

KEY WORDS: Emotional stability, job insecurity, professionals

I.

INTRODUCTION

Emotional stability or neuroticism is perhaps the most enduring personality factor in psychology. There
are thousands of studies on the topic and the entire field of psychoanalysis and clinical psychology might be
traced to the study of neurotic symptoms (Freud, 1910). In the realm of normal psychology the findings
regarding the importance of neuroticism to applied criteria, such as job performance and job satisfaction, are
somewhat contradictory, these criterias are affected by various other factors one of such factor is job security of
an individual at his work place. The success of institutions, industries or any work sectors is influenced by
emotional stability of employee. The positively driven motivation with emotional stability increases the work
efficiency of employee. One of the most significant factors affecting the emotional stability of employers is their
job security. The affective motivation deals with the way in which individuals experience, process, and behave
based on emotions. This group of theories complements the host of rational-based motivational theories that are
more cognitive in nature. Here are a number of ways in which emotions, or our affective states, are involved in
the motivation of behavior. Remember that motivation is the force that energizes, directs, and sustains behavior.
How are emotions involved in these three forces? Individuals exist in, and move among, one of three Affective
States: Stable emotions: The individual is experiencing positive feelings, such as relaxation, excitement,
pleasure, or joy. Unstable emotions: The individual is experiencing little or no noticeable feelings at the present
time; Neurotic: The individual is experiencing negative feelings and emotions such as emotional pain, anxiety,
guilt, frustration, boredom, or anger. Job security at work place is one of the factors related to motivational state
of an employee.
Assessment Tool Medico Psychological Questionnaire for professionals: The fifty items of the questionnaire
are awarded two scores for positive response, one score for doubtful response and no score for negative
response. The scale measures stable, unstable and neurotic emotionality of an individual. The items of the
questionnaire were further statistically treated with sub scale are treated separately. Interview schedule which
has 20 questions gives information on demographic data and data on employees job security and insecurity.

II.

METHODOLOGY

Aim: To find out the impact of employees perception of their professional skill recognition and appreciation
on their emotional state toned with motivational behavior at work place and further using this data to develop

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insight and understanding among the employers that unstable or negative toning of emotionality effects the
performance and work output of employee.
Objective:
To assess the respondents emotionality at work place.
To find the job insecurity experienced by respondents.
To find the relation between the emotional stability and job insecurity
Hypothesis: The stability of emotional state holds the close relation with job insecurity at work place which
affects the employees performance and work output.
Sample: The sample for the present study includes 200 professionals (males). Chosen from industries, banks,
health and educational sectors of Mangalore city Karnataka, India
III.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND TABLE DISCUSSION
Table shows the percentages of stable, unstable and neurotic emotionality and experienced job security and
insecurity among the professionals at their work place.
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Impact of job insecurity on emotionality of working men

SL.NO

Emotional
status

Respondents
Experienced
job insecurity

Stable

2
3

Total

15.66(8.3)

Not
experienced
job insecurity
51.67(25.3)

67.33(33.6)

Unstable

63.33(31.66)

47.66(23.8)

110.99(55.4)

Neurotic

14.34(7.1)

7.33(3.6)

21.67(10.8)

Total

93.33(46.6)

106.66(53.3)

200(100)

Note:*Figure in parenthesis is percentages.

Data in the table shows that 93 percent of the total respondents have stated that they experience experienced job
insecurity, among these respondents from emotionally unstable and neurotics found to be more that is 32% and
7% respectively. Further among total respondents this 24% only 4% with un stable and neurotic emotions
respectively stated not experienced job insecurity. Analysis data also reveals that experienced job insecurity
among the total respondents with different emotionality has minimum difference. However this analysis of the
data indicates that there is close relation between employees emotionality and job insecurity.

IV.

CONCLUSION

In the present study it has been that employees emotional state toned with motivational behavior
influenced by their job insecurity and the affected professional skills has often come across poor performance
and work output has been studied find the relation between these two variables. It has been understood that job
security has its close relation with emotional stability of professionals at work place. This study result supports
the predicted hypothesis.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY : This research study may help to develop an awareness and insight
among the employers with regard to understanding emotionality and affecting factors like job insecurity which
has an impact on impact on employees performance. The study results also enhances employers understanding
about their emotional state, needs and motivational aspect of behavior and its significance on their work
productivity which brings overall growth of institution.

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